Welcome to the Year 7 Ancient Civilisations pathfinder! This site is designed to help you find resources to help you with your assignment. There are also some general resources to get you started and each topic has a list of books that you can find in the library. There are also some online resources which can be accessed by simply clicking on the name of the website. If you are having difficulty finding information try using the search term provided to help guide your search. So scroll down to your civilisation of choice and good luck!

General Resources

World Book Encyclopaedia, 2005030 WORWorld Book provides details on various issues including history, economics, customs, social practices, religion. It also includes many pictures and maps and can be accessed online through World Book Online. The password is located on the school website.

Grolier Encyclopaedia OnlineThis site gives you good general information about different societies and allows you to look at related articles. This website can be accessed through the school homepage.

World History Online - Hyper HistoryThis site presents a comprehensive timeline which allows you to click on different words to find out more information. It also includes maps of places and civilisations at different times in history.Video ContentNeok12This is a great site which has video content on Ancient Egypt, Ancient Rome and Ancient Greece. It gives the general history of each of these societies as well as looking at famous people and places. It also has a huge range of pictures.

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Ancient Egypt

Key Definitions

Hieroglyphics: designating or pertaining to a pictographic script, particularly that of the ancient Egyptians, in which many of the symbols are conventionalized, recognizable pictures of the things represented.Pharaoh: a title of an ancient Egyptian king.Mummy: the dead body of a human being or animal preserved by the ancient Egyptian process or some similar method of embalming.

Online Resources

Eternal Egypt This is a great interactive website which has a timeline and maps of Ancient Egypt. It also allows you to have a look at important topics, such as Arts and Crafts, Agriculture, Trade, Government, Society and Culture. This is a more advanced website.

Ancient EgyptThis website by British Museum looks at many different aspects of life in Egypt. It has information on pharaohs, mummies, gods and goddesses, pyramids, writing as well as other everyday life information. It is an easy to understand website which allows you to click on hard words to understand what they mean, and it even has a few games the Ancient Egyptians used to play.The Formation of an Egyptian EmpireThis is an easy to understand website with pictures which describes the rise and fall of Egypt as an empire.Ancient Egypt - History for KidsThis is an excellent site where you can find information on Ancient Egyptian clothing, government, food, religion, games and people.

Ancient Greece

Key Definitions

Polis: an ancient Greek city-state.Democracy: government by the people.Acropolis: the citadel of Athens and the site of the Parthenon.Philosophy: the rational investigation of the truths and principles of being, knowledge, or conduct.

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Library Books

Ancient Greece Daily Life, 1999 by Stewart Ross938 ROSAncient Greece Revealed, 2003 by Peter Chrisp938 CHRIndiana Jones Explores... Ancient Greece, 1993 by John Malam938 MALPeople in the Past (Ancient Greek Series)938 TAM/ 938 MIDUncovering the past: Ancient Greece, 2009 by John Malam938 MALUsborne internet-linked Greeks, by Susan Peach and Anne Millard938 PEAWe have lots of books on Ancient Greece. Just have a look on the shelves in the 938 section and see what you can find!

Online Resources

British Museum - Knowing and LearningThe site by the British Museum is a fantastic way to learn about some famous Greek thinkers and artists. Form this site you can also link back to more general information about people who lived in Ancient Greece.Ancient Greece - History for KidsThis had great information on a range of topics such as mythology, philosophy, religion, architecture, food, environment and many more! It is easy to read and you can click on some words to find out more information about them.Ancient Greece - Kids ConnectThis site provides link to more advanced site which have in-depth information on people, places and monuments which were significant in ancient Greek times. It has lots of pictures and some primary sources. Guardian;

Ancient Rome

Key Definitions

Roman Empire: the territories ruled by ancient Rome. At its height under Trajan, the Roman Empire included W and S Europe, Africa north of the Sahara, and SW Asia.Caesar: a title of the Roman emperors from Augustus to HadrianForum: the marketplace or public square of an ancient Roman city, the centre of judicial and business affairs and a place of assembly for the people. Gladiator: a person, often a slave or captive, who was armed with a sword or other weapon and compelled to fight to the death in a public arena against another person or a wild animal, for the entertainment of the spectators.

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General Terms Ancient Rome Roman Empire Gladiator Senate

People and Places Forum Julius Caesar Colosseum

Library books

People who made history in Ancient Rome, 2001 by Patricia Levy937.009 LEVHow would you survive as an ancient Roman?, by Anita Ganeri937 GANPeople in the past (Ancient Roman series)937 TAM/ 937 WILRome the Empire, by Walter Robson937 ROBLife in Ancient Rome: People and Places, 2006 by Nigel Rodgers 937 ROD

Online Resources

The Roman Empire: Children's SectionThis site is has a section for upper primary to secondary student and gives information on roman history, famous Romans, achievements and evils of the empire, as well as roman gods. It also has fantastic interactive maps that show how far the empire had spread at different times throughout history.BBC - RomansThe is an easy to understand site which gives a whole range of information about the way Romans lived and the area that they controlled. It also has picture, maps and a timeline to help you with your studies.The Ancient RomansThis is a fantastic site which is easy to understand which has information on religion, families, wars and government.

Fiction Books

If you really like learning about these ancient civilisations then you might like to try some of these fiction books with are available in the Senior Library!